igmarin/rails-frontend-hotwire
skills/infrastructure/rails-frontend-hotwire/SKILL.md
Creates Stimulus controllers, configures Turbo Frame lazy loading, sets up Turbo Stream broadcasts, and converts traditional Rails views to Hotwire patterns for interactive, real-time UIs. Use when the user asks about adding real-time updates, replacing full page reloads with Turbo, building interactive Rails UIs without heavy JavaScript frameworks, or wiring up Stimulus behavior to existing HTML. Trigger words: Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus, Turbo Frames, Turbo Streams, progressive enhancement, SPA without JS.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- rails-frontend-hotwire
- license:
- MIT
- description:
- >
- Stimulus behavior to existing HTML. Trigger words:
- Hotwire, Turbo, Stimulus,
- version:
- 1.0.0
- user-invocable:
- true
Rails Frontend Hotwire
Build modern Rails frontends with Hotwire using progressive enhancement.
Files: SKILL.md · EXAMPLES.md · references/workflow.md
HARD-GATE
ALWAYS start with HTML-only, enhance with Hotwire progressively
NEVER use Turbo Frames for full page navigation
ALWAYS test without JavaScript first
Progressive Enhancement Workflow
- Build plain HTML — implement the feature with standard Rails forms and links, no Hotwire.
- Identify update regions — decide which parts of the page need partial updates and wrap them in
turbo_frame_tag. Validate: load the page and confirm the<turbo-frame>element appears in the DOM with the correctid. - Add Turbo Frames / Streams — scope frame navigation or broadcast server-side changes via ActionCable. Validate: open browser DevTools Network tab and confirm frame requests return
text/vnd.turbo-stream.htmlor a full frame response; for ActionCable, verify the subscription appears in the Action Cable log before proceeding. - Layer Stimulus — attach controllers only where JavaScript behaviour is needed beyond what Turbo handles. Validate: confirm
application.getControllerForElementAndIdentifier(el, 'name')returns the controller instance in the browser console. - Verify degraded mode — disable JavaScript in browser DevTools (or run
rails test:systemwith a headless driver set tono_js) and confirm forms submit, links navigate, and data persists correctly without JS.
See references/workflow.md for the full annotated workflow.
Quick Examples
Turbo Frame
<%= turbo_frame_tag "post_#{@post.id}" do %>
<h1><%= @post.title %></h1>
<%= link_to "Edit", edit_post_path(@post) %>
<% end %>
Turbo Stream
<%= turbo_stream.append "posts", partial: "post", locals: { post: @post } %>
Stimulus Controller
import { Controller } from "@hotwired/stimulus"
export default class extends Controller {
static targets = ["name"]
greet() { alert(`Hello ${this.nameTarget.value}!`) }
}
Register the controller in app/javascript/controllers/index.js:
import GreetController from "./greet_controller"
application.register("greet", GreetController)
Examples
See EXAMPLES.md for complete examples including:
- Turbo Frame lazy loading
- Turbo Stream broadcasting with ActionCable
- Stimulus controllers with values and classes API
- Progressive enhancement patterns
Advanced Patterns
- ActionCable broadcasting — Server-push streams with
broadcasts_to. See EXAMPLES.md. - Turbo Stream morphing — DOM diffing (Turbo 8+). See EXAMPLES.md.
- Nested frames — Scoped frame navigation. See EXAMPLES.md.
- Stimulus values & classes API — Configurable controllers. See EXAMPLES.md.
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